Southwest Passengers May Have Been Exposed to Measles

The airline and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are alerting passengers on those flights.

HealthDay News — Passengers and crew on four Southwest Airlines flights within Texas in late August are being notified that they may have been exposed to measles. Officials said a passenger who took the four flights over two days was later diagnosed with measles, USA Today reported.

The airline and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are alerting passengers on those flights. The airline said it’s also notified crews on those flights.

In a letter from the Dallas County Health and Human Services Department, passengers were told to watch for potential measles symptoms until Sept. 11 because the incubation period for the highly contagious virus can be up to 21 days, NBC 5 in Dallas reported, according to USA Today.